The document tells the story of an old lady who swallowed seaweed and then progressively larger sea creatures to eat what she had previously swallowed, including krill, a crab, a shark, and finally an orca, which was too big for her to handle. Each verse describes what she swallowed next and references what she had previously eaten in order to consume the seaweed, though the reason for eating the seaweed is unknown other than it may have given her a weird feeling.